I found a great deal on a set of brand new tires and Rims I need to know if they will Fit my car

Tiny
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The tires and Rims are both really nice and its a great deal but as I said I haven't bought them yet cause I don't know if they will fit my car perfectly I do believe the sizes are 225/40/18. Apparently I need 200 characters minimum to post so if you don't want to read this part don't because its not important and I am just wasting space to be able to post the question
Thursday, September 12th, 2013 AT 9:49 AM

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Tiny
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I'll need some information from you first to know if the tire/rim setup will even work. What tire size do you currently have on you Mazda? What is the bolt pattern on the 225 40 18 rims and how wide are the rims?
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Saturday, September 14th, 2013 AT 1:08 AM
Tiny
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I believe they are 205/55/16 thay are currently on my car but I went to a tire store the other day and they told me that they should fit if u could tell me the same that would be nice hahaha
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Saturday, September 14th, 2013 AT 8:30 AM
Tiny
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I dont know the bolt pattern but both tires bolt pattern match each other
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Saturday, September 14th, 2013 AT 8:41 AM
Tiny
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Plugging these two sizes into a tire calculator the new tire size isn't much bigger that the OE size (about.5 larger in diameter) so the effect of the new tires isn't going to cause a your speedometer to read inaccurately. Just make sure the bolt pattern is 5 x 114 and the offset isn't over 48MM-52MM on this plus 2 tire/wheel sizing. Your going to have little more response from your steering with the lower profile tires than you currently have. Have the alignment checked after you installed the new tires and rims. Hope this help, TY
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Saturday, September 14th, 2013 AT 9:39 AM

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